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Mother And Child Reunion by Paul Simon
Mother And Child Reunion
C C D D G G G G
No I would not give you false hope
C C D D G G G G
on this strange and mournful day
C C D D G G Em Em
but the mother and child reunion
Am Am G G D D D D
is only a moment away....
D D Em Em Em Em
o.o.oh little darling of mine
D D D D
I can't for the life of me
Em Em Em Em
remember a sadder day
D D D D
I know they say let it be
Em Em Em Em
but it just don't work out that way
C C C C
And the course of a lifetime runs
D D D D
over and over again
C C D D G G G G
But I would not give you false hope, No!
C C D D G G G G
on this strange and mournful day
C C D D G G Em Em
but the mother and child reunion
Am Am G G D D D D
is only a motion away
D D Em Em Em Em
o.o.oh little darling of mine
D D D D
I just can't believe its so
Em Em Em Em
and though it seems strange to say
D D D D
I've never been laid so low
Em Em Em Em
in such a mysterious way
C C C C
And the course of a lifetime runs
D D D D
over and over again
C C D D G G G G
But I would not give you false hope, No!
C C D D G G G G
on this strange and mournful day
C C D D G G Em Em
but the mother and child reunion
Am Am G G D D D D G
is only a motion away..away..away away
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version 2
INTRO: A Gbm A Gbm
CHORUS:
D E A D E A
No, I would not give you false hope, on this strange and mournful day,
D E A F#m Bm A E
but the mother and child re..un..ion is only a motion away.
#1.
E F#m E
Oh, whoa, little darling of mine, I can't for the life of me,
F#m E
remember a sadder day, I know they say, let it be,
F#m D
but it just don't work out that way, and the course of a lifetime runs,
E
over and over again.
CHORUS:
D E A D E A
No, I would not give you false hope, on this strange and mournful day,
D E A F#m Bm A E
but the mother and child re..un..ion is only a motion away.
#2.
E F#m E
Oh, whoa, little darling of mine, I just can't believe it’s so,
F#m E
and though it seems strange to say, I've never been laid so low,
F#m D
in such a mysterious way, and the course of a lifetime runs,
E
over and over again.
CHORUS:
D E A D E A
No, I would not give you false hope, on this strange and mournful day,
D E A F#m Bm A E
but the mother and child re..un..ion is only a motion away.
OUTRO:
D E A D E A
Oh, the mother and child reunion is only a motion away,
D E A F#m Bm A E
Oh, the mother and child re..un..ion is only a motion away(x4.)
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version 3
A F#m 2x
F#m D E A
No, I would not give you false hope
D E A
On this strange and mournful day
D E A F#m
But the mother and child reunion
D F#m E
Is only a motion away
A E
O h
F#m E
Little darling of mine.
A E
I can't for the life of me
F#m
Remember a sadder day
E
I know they say let it be
F#m A
But it just don't work out that way
F#m D
And the course of the lifetimes runs
E
Over and over again.
F#m D E A
No, I would not give you false hope
D E A
On this strange and mournful day
D E A F#m
But the mother and child reunion
D F#m E
Is only a motion away
A E
O h
F#m E
Little darling of mine.
A E
I just can't believe it's so
F#m
Though it seems strange to say
E
I never been laid so low
F#m A
In such a mysterious way
F#m D
And the course of the lifetimes runs
E
Over and over again.
F#m D E A
But I would not give you false hope
D E A
On this strange and mournful day
D E A F#m
When the mother and child reunion
D F#m E
Is only a motion away
A E
O h
D E A
oh the mother and child reunion
D F#m A
Is only a motion away
D E A F#m
oh the mother and child reunion
D F#m E
Is only a moment away
A E
O h
D E A
oh the mother and child reunion
D F#m A
Is only a motion away
D E A F#m
oh the mother and child reunion
D F#m E
Is only a moment away
A E
O h . . .
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version 4
Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
| A | % | F#m | % |
| A | % | F#m | % |
[Chorus]
D E A
No I would not give you false hope
D E A
On this strange and mournful day
D E A F#m
But the mother and child reunion
Bm A E
Is only a motion away
[Verse 1]
F#m
Oh oh, little darling of mine
E
I can't for the life of me
F#m
Remember a sadder day
E
I know they say let it be
F#m
But it just don't work out that way
D
And the course of a lifetime runs
E E7
Over and over again
[Chorus]
D E A
No I would not give you false hope
D E A
On this strange and mournful day
D E A F#m
But the mother and child reunion
Bm A E
Is only a motion away
[Verse 2]
F#m
Oh oh, little darling of mine
E
I just can't believe it’s so
F#m
Though it seems strange to say
E
I never been laid so low
F#m
In such a mysterious way
D
And the course of a lifetime runs
E E7
Over and over again
[Chorus]
D E A
But I would not give you false hope
D E A
On this strange and mournful day
D E A F#m
When the mother and child reunion
Bm A E
Is only a motion away
[Coda]
D E A
Oh the mother and child reunion
D E A
Is only a motion away
D E A F#m
Oh the mother and child reunion
Bm A E
Is only a moment away, hey, hey, hey
D E A
Oh the mother and child reunion
D E A
Is only a motion away
D E A F#m
Oh the mother and child reunion
Bm A E
Is only a moment away, oh oh
D E A
Oh the mother and child reunion
D E A
Is only a motion away
D E A F#m
Oh the mother and child reunion
Bm A E
Is only a moment away, away, away, away
(repeat and fade)
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version 5
Standard tuning, Capo 2
Intro
G G Em
E-3--------------|----------------|0---------------|
B-3--------------|----------------|0---------------| X 2
G-0--------------|----------------|0---------------|
D-0--------------|----------------|2---------------|
A-2--------------|-------0----2---|2---------------|
E-3-333333333333-|---3------------|0-0000000000000-|
C D G
No I would not give you false hope
C D G
On this strange and mournful day
C D G Em
But the mother and child reunion
C G D
Is only a motion away
Em
oh little darling of mine
D
I can't for the life of me
Em
remember a sadder day
D
I know they say let it be
Em
but it just don't work out that way
C
And the course of a lifetime runs
D
over and over again
Rinse Repeat
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version 6
A few things to know:
1) [4] -> sixteenth notes
2) [--3--] -> triplet
3) Standard tuning
4) Capo on the 2nd fret
4b) All numbers and chords relative to the capo
Intro
G G
E-----------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------|-----------------------|
G-----------------------|---------------2--4----|
D--5555-5555-5555-5555--|--5555-5555-5----------|
A-----------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------|-----------------------|
[4] [4] [4] [4] [4] [4] [--3-------|
Em
E-----------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------|-----------------------|
G-----------------------|-----------------------| (INTRO X 2)
D--2222-2222-2222-2222--|--2222-2222-2222-2222--|
A-----------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------|-----------------------|
[4] [4] [4] [4] [4] [4] [4] [4]
\Chorus/
C D G
No I would not give you false hope
C D G
On this strange and mournful day
C D G Em
But the mother and child reunion
C G D
Is only a motion away
\Verse 1/
Em
Oh, little darling of mine
D
I can't for the life of me
Em
Remember a sadder day
D
I know they say let it be
Em
But it just don't work out that way
C
And the course of a lifetime runs
D
Over and over again
\Chorus/
C D G
No I would not give you false hope
C D G
On this strange and mournful day
C D G Em
But the mother and child reunion
C G D
Is only a motion away
\Verse 2/
Em
Oh, little darling of mine
D
I just can't believe It's so
Em
Though it seems strange to say
D
I never been laid so low
Em
In such a mysterious way
C
And the course of a lifetime runs
D
Over and over again
\Chorus/
C D G
No I would not give you false hope
C D G
On this strange and mournful day
C D G Em
But the mother and child reunion
C G D
Is only a motion away
\Coda/
C D G Em
Oh the mother and child reunion
C G D
Is only a motion away
C D G Em (REPEAT UNTIL FADE-OUT)
Oh the mother and child reunion
C G D
Is only a motion away
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